Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,660 | 78.45 | 1,302 | 12 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,280 | 87.68 | 1,122 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,562 | 71.82 | 1,122 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,272 | 61.66 | 784 | 54 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,119 | 51.30 | 574 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,295 | 119.98 | 1,553 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,135 | 85.33 | 969 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,070 | 82.11 | 879 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,495 | 124.13 | 1,855 | 77 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,339 | 113.08 | 1,514 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 850 | 90.67 | 770 | 3thin |
Every lot
24 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, ILNothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 787 | 78.00/cwt | 78.00–78.00 | 614 | 2 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 975 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 1,131 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,312 | 118.03/cwt | 115.00–119.00 | 1,549 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,339 | 113.08/cwt | 105.00–116.00 | 1,514 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,510 | 124.65/cwt | 120.00–126.50 | 1,882 | 71 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,025 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,076 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,079 | 77.53/cwt | 60.00–86.00 | 837 |
This sale against other markets
Illinois weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.